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Method and system for organizing electronic messages using eye-gaze technology

  • US 9,235,264 B2
  • Filed: 12/18/2014
  • Issued: 01/12/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for organizing messages received and transmitted between at least two computer systems over a network, the method comprising:

  • tracking where a user of a first computer system is gazing as the user is composing an outgoing message;

    determining during a composition time period in which the user is composing the outgoing message, for each one of one or more displayed messages of a plurality of displayed messages displayed by the first computer system, a number of times the user'"'"'s gaze dwells on the displayed message after the user'"'"'s gaze is directed away from the displayed message, each displayed message associated with a gaze area;

    after composition of the outgoing message is complete, determining a relevance rating for each of a plurality of the gaze areas, wherein each gaze area is associated with one of the plurality of displayed messages displayed by the first computer system wherein the relevance rating of a gaze area is based on the number of times the user'"'"'s gaze dwells on the displayed message associated with the gaze area after the user'"'"'s gaze is directed away from the displayed message associated with the gaze area;

    identifying, based on at least one of the relevance ratings for the one or more of the plurality of gaze areas, at least one displayed message that is related to the outgoing message; and

    associating with the outgoing message an identifier for at least one of the at least one displayed message that is related to the outgoing message,wherein at least one of the preceding actions is performed on at least one electronic hardware component.

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